India are on the verge of a victory at the stumps of day 4. India began the day from their overnight score of 159/1 and made 377/5 before making declaring their innings. India put 434 runs target in front of New Zealand.

In reply, New Zealand ended the day at 93/4. New Zealand needs 341 runs more to win the Test.

Brief Scores: India – 318 (Murali Vijay 65, Cheteshwar Pujara 62, Trent Boult 3/67) & 377/5 decl. (Cheteshwar Pujara 78, Murali Vijay 76, Mitchell Santner 2/79)

New Zealand – 262 (Kane Williamson 75, Tom Latham 58, Ravindra Jadeja 5/73) & 93/4 (Luke Ronchi 38*, Kane Williamson 25, Ravichandran Ashwin 3/68)

Here are some statistical highlights of day 4 of the 1^stTest:

Indian batsmen Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara put on a 133-run partnership for the 2^nd wicket in India’s second innings. It was the India’s 2^nd highest Test partnership for the second wicket against New Zealand on Indian soil. India’s highest 2^nd wicket partnership against New Zealand on Indian soil is 237 runs between Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid at Ahmedabad on 4^th November 2010.

Indian batsmen Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja put on an unbeaten 100 runs partnership for the 6^th wicket in India’s second innings. It was India’s 7^th 100+ Test partnership for the 6^th wicket against New Zealand, out of which 6 were amassed on the Indian soil.

Also, this partnership’s run-rate was 5.40. It was the 2^nd highest run-rate in a 100+ Test partnership for India against New Zealand. India’s highest run-rate in a 100+ Test partnership against New Zealand was 5.90 between VVS Laxman and Yuvraj Singh (120*) for the 5^th wicket at Napier in 2009.

India put on a 434 run target in the front of New Zealand to win this Test match. It is the second highest target been put by the Indian team against New Zealand in Test history. India’s highest setting target for New Zealand in a Test match was 617 at Wellington in 2009. That Test match resulted in a draw at the end.

New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill was dismissed for a duck during the New Zealand’s 2^nd innings. Guptill became the 8^th New Zealand opening batsman to score a duck in a Test innings on the Indian soil.

Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin completed his 200th Test wicket after dismissing New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson during New Zealand’s 2^nd innings of this Test match. Ashwin took 37 Tests to achieve this milestone and it made him become the second fastest bowler (in terms of Test matches) to complete 200 Test wicket. Former Australian leg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett is the fastest bowler to complete 200 Test wicket as he took 36 Test matches to achieve 200 Test wicket.